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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2003 - 2007 Utility Patent Grants,
By Calendar Year of Grant
With Patent Counts Based on Primary Patent Classification

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving 5 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Having Primary Classification In

Class 340, Communications: Electrical

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the patent- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( patent ownership is determined by the first-named assignee listed on a patent )

The following table displays first-named assignees and counts of their associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant.
First-Named Assignee 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 222 308 308 394 309 1541
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 7 23 19 40 35 124
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 15 17 16 34 18 100
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 18 17 21 19 18 93
DENSO CORPORATION 9 12 18 19 34 92
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 15 19 12 20 24 90
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 21 11 16 22 18 88
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 8 13 16 22 19 78
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 13 24 15 15 6 73
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 8 11 21 20 7 67
MOTOROLA, INC. 16 14 12 18 7 67
LEAR CORPORATION 4 7 11 22 13 57
HITACHI, LTD 8 11 10 11 16 56
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 5 14 10 15 8 52
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 1 4 9 22 15 51
SONY CORPORATION 11 9 9 8 14 51
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 8 12 17 9 47
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 4 12 4 15 9 44
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 11 12 8 9 43
OMEGA PATENTS, L.L.C. 6 26 5 5 1 43
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 11 9 3 11 8 42
SENSORMATIC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 3 7 6 14 10 40
DONNELLY CORPORATION 6 11 7 8 6 38
NEC CORPORATION 15 7 5 3 8 38
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 8 8 9 6 4 35
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 4 7 8 9 7 35
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 7 6 7 7 8 35
SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 4 21 6 34
OMRON CORPORATION 1 5 5 14 8 33
SIEMENS VDO AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 1 7 13 9 3 33
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 2 5 7 14 3 31
BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION 2 8 9 10 1 30
INTERMEC IP CORP. 6 5 5 8 6 30
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 11 4 5 5 28
BOEING COMPANY 2 5 4 10 6 27
FUJITSU LIMITED 4 5 1 5 12 27
INTEL CORPORATION 3 8 5 4 7 27
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 2 5 6 12 2 27
NOKIA CORPORATION 3 3 1 9 9 25
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 5 6 2 5 6 24
OPTEX CO., LTD. 1 6 5 6 5 23
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 1 2 5 10 4 22
CHAMBERLAIN GROUP, INC. 0 2 3 8 9 22
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 2 2 3 5 10 22
PACIFIC INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD. 0 3 9 5 5 22
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 5 3 5 7 22
TRW INC. 10 6 4 2 0 22
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 1 6 5 6 4 22
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 5 6 9 0 21
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION 0 0 1 6 14 21
FUJITSU TEN LIMITED 4 0 6 8 3 21
NCR CORPORATION 3 10 2 5 1 21
TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO K.K. 2 2 3 8 6 21
HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC. 0 6 5 7 2 20
CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 0 0 1 3 15 19
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 4 2 6 3 3 18
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 4 1 10 3 18
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A. 0 2 4 11 1 18
XEROX CORPORATION 3 4 3 2 6 18
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 3 3 6 3 17
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 0 3 3 6 5 17
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 6 4 2 3 2 17
UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS, INC. 4 3 2 5 3 17
YAZAKI CORP. 4 2 2 3 6 17
AT&T CORP. 1 3 5 5 2 16
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 4 3 4 3 2 16
ELSTER ELECTRICITY, LLC 2 1 2 5 6 16
INTELLISERV, INC. 0 0 1 6 9 16
SAP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 1 1 6 7 16
STMICROELECTRONICS S.A. 3 3 3 7 0 16
911 EMERGENCY PRODUCTS, INC. 3 5 2 5 0 15
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 6 2 2 5 0 15
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 3 2 4 3 3 15
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 2 3 5 1 4 15
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 1 1 3 5 5 15
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 1 5 3 2 15
AIRBUS FRANCE 0 0 5 3 6 14
B & G PLASTICS, INC. 3 3 3 3 2 14
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 3 1 2 6 14
CATERPILLAR INC. 1 1 1 4 6 13
CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 2 7 3 13
IMPINJ, INC. 0 0 0 3 10 13
INGRID, INC. 0 0 0 10 2 12
MANNESMANN VDO AG 8 4 0 0 0 12
TIME DOMAIN CORPORATION 3 2 3 3 1 12
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 0 3 2 4 3 12
EDWARDS SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 3 2 4 2 11
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 1 1 3 4 2 11
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. 3 4 0 3 1 11
SAVI TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 4 1 1 5 11
WAYNE-DALTON CORPORATION 0 0 2 1 8 11
ALIEN TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 0 2 0 8 10
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 3 5 1 10
SHIMANO INC. 1 4 1 4 0 10
ALPINE ELECTRONICS INC. 0 4 1 3 1 9
ATMEL GERMANY GMBH 0 0 2 4 3 9
EATON CORPORATION 2 3 1 1 2 9
GENTEX CORPORATION 3 1 3 1 1 9
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 2 1 3 2 1 9
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 0 2 2 4 1 9
INTELLIMATS, LLC. 1 0 3 4 1 9
ITRON, INC. 1 1 0 3 4 9
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 2 0 1 4 2 9
MAPLE CHASE COMPANY 2 1 1 3 2 9
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD. 3 2 3 1 0 9
MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 3 6 9
RAYTHEON COMPANY 0 0 3 6 0 9
ROSEMOUNT INC. 3 0 0 2 4 9
ROYAL THOUGHTS L.L.C. 2 1 4 2 0 9
SCHRADER-BRIDGEPORT INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 2 4 1 0 9
SE-KURE CONTROLS, INC. 0 2 2 2 3 9
SIMPLEXGRINNELL LP 0 1 1 3 4 9
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 5 0 2 1 9
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 1 4 0 2 2 9
THOMSON LICENSING S.A. 2 3 2 2 0 9
BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE NORTH AMERICAN TIRE, LLC 3 0 2 2 1 8
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 1 2 2 3 0 8
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 0 1 2 3 2 8
GELCORE, LLC 2 3 0 1 2 8
KEY-TRAK, INC. 0 5 2 1 0 8
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 3 0 2 2 8
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 1 3 1 2 1 8
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 1 1 0 4 2 8
SHELL OIL COMPANY 1 1 1 1 4 8
SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. 0 0 0 4 4 8
VALEO ELECTRONIQUE 3 2 1 1 1 8
BED-CHECK CORPORATION 1 1 2 3 0 7
DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. 0 1 2 0 4 7
DIRECTED ELECTRONICS, INC. 0 4 0 2 1 7
LANG-MEKRA NORTH AMERICA, LLC 3 0 0 4 0 7
NAVTEQ NORTH AMERICA, LLC. 0 1 2 2 2 7
PITNEY-BOWES, INC. 1 0 5 1 0 7
RF CODE, INC. 2 1 0 3 1 7
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 2 3 0 1 1 7
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 1 3 0 3 0 7
ADT SERVICES AG 0 2 1 3 0 6
ALCATEL 2 0 1 3 0 6
ALPHA SECURITY PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
BRK BRANDS, INC. 0 4 1 1 0 6
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 0 0 1 3 2 6
CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 3 6
CALYPSO MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 1 2 1 6
CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO., OHG 1 2 0 1 2 6
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 1 0 2 3 0 6
ILIFE SOLUTIONS, INC. 1 2 1 2 0 6
INVENTIO AG 2 1 1 1 1 6
KEY CONTROL HOLDING, INC. 0 0 0 4 2 6
LITE-ON AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 1 3 1 1 0 6
MEDTRONIC MINIMED INC. 0 1 2 2 1 6
NOKIA MOBILE PHONES LTD. 2 1 3 0 0 6
NTT DOCOMO, INC. 0 0 1 1 4 6
PIONEER CORPORATION 0 0 3 3 0 6
PITTWAY CORPORATION 6 0 0 0 0 6
QUALCOMM, INC. 0 1 1 3 1 6
RADIODETECTION LIMITED 1 1 1 2 1 6
RANCO INCORPORATED OF DELAWARE 2 0 0 2 2 6
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 2 3 6
ROHM COMPANY LIMITED 3 3 0 0 0 6
SIEMENS BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES AG 0 1 1 4 0 6
SPECTRUM TRACKING SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 3 3 6
SPX CORPORATION 1 2 0 2 1 6
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 2 1 0 2 1 6
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 2 1 0 3 0 6
VISIBLE ASSETS INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
WALTER KIDDE PORTABLE EQUIPMENT, INC. 1 2 1 1 1 6
X-CYTE INC. 3 0 1 2 0 6
YAMAHA CORPORATION 0 1 3 1 1 6
YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD. 0 3 0 2 1 6
ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES GMBH 0 0 1 2 2 5
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
AMERASIA INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
AMERICAN CALCAR INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
AUDIOVOX CORPORATION 2 0 0 3 0 5
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, INC. 0 1 1 3 0 5
BROADCOM CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 1 5
E-TAG SYSTEMS, INC. 0 2 1 0 2 5
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 0 0 1 3 1 5
ELESYS NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 2 0 3 0 5
EM MICROELECTRONIC-MARIN SA 0 0 1 3 1 5
EXON SCIENCE INC. 0 1 1 3 0 5
FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 0 2 1 2 5
GARMIN INTERNATIONAL, INC 0 2 3 0 0 5
GATEWAY 2000, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
GE INTERLOGIX, INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 0 1 0 0 4 5
INNOVALARM CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 2 5
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY L.L.C. 0 1 1 0 3 5
JOB LIZENZ GMBH & CO., KG 1 1 1 0 2 5
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 0 1 2 1 1 5
KOMATSU LTD. 1 2 2 0 0 5
LANDIS & GYR, INC. 1 0 1 3 0 5
LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD 0 0 1 3 1 5
M.E.P. CAD, INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 1 0 1 3 0 5
MEDTRONIC INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 1 1 1 2 0 5
RF SAW COMPONENTS, INC. 0 1 2 2 0 5
RITTAL GMBH & CO. KG 0 3 1 1 0 5
ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE, INC. 0 3 1 0 1 5
SANDEL AVIONICS, INC. 2 1 1 0 1 5
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 2 1 0 0 2 5
SOMFY 0 0 0 5 0 5
TRAPTEC CORPORATION 1 0 3 1 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 0 1 2 1 1 5
VALEO SECURITE HABITACLE 3 2 0 0 0 5
VEHICLE ENHANCEMENT SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 2 0 2 5
ZILOG, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5


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